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Öberg Wins Ruhpolding Sprint as Preuß Shoots Clean and Grotian Secures Half Olympic Norm

Official German Olympic nominations are expected Tuesday following the sport director’s proposal this weekend.

Overview

  • Hanna Öberg took the 7.5 km sprint in Ruhpolding ahead of Lou Jeanmonnot and Lisa Vittozzi, with the top finishers shooting clean.
  • Franziska Preuß finished fifth with 0 misses, her third straight fifth place, ending 16.5 seconds behind the winner.
  • Selina Grotian placed 15th with one miss to meet the partial qualification standard and now needs another top-15, most immediately in Sunday’s pursuit.
  • Sport director Felix Bitterling plans to send his nomination list Sunday to the German Ski Association, which will forward it to the DOSB for Tuesday’s official team announcement.
  • Preuß will skip the team’s altitude camp and race in Nove Mesto later this month as part of her Olympic preparation.